It was the annual birthday bash for Matthew and Steven last weekend – but I don’t need to tell most of you that, because most of you were there!

This year was particularly special because Les and Ippany were over from the States, and Alan and Monica were over from Canada, we were joined by Emma, Monica’s daughter, and so we also celebrated Les’s 80^th birthday and Ippany’s 20^th birthday, all taking place this week.

We had exotic animals (to remind yourselves about how the animals were invited, scroll back to April 19^th post “It started with a tortoise and ended with a grumpy meerkat”), and well over 30 people enjoyed themselves in the garden.

For the first time The Oakstump Hotel was overbooked, and we had to send guests to the Enderby Annexe (aka The Meridian Hilton) and the Thornton Annexe (aka Keith’s home). At one point my tent was erected in the garden for Steven and Sherry, but re-arrangements were made and everyone slept indoors somewhere in the County.

It was a day best describe by pictures, not words. See “Our Recent Photos”. There were a lot of people, and so there are a lot of photos. We hope that you enjoy them all.

As I type Les and Ipps will be back in Gloversville, Monica is with Emma in Glasgow, and Alan and Andree are with Chris Tilley and the girls in Hampshire. We’ve had a nice week. We’ve had a couple of late nights chatting around the fire pit, and the Colonials have been down to Dorset to see Noel and Angela, before driving to London. Alan was not impressed with UK traffic. On Les’s birthday yesterday he opted out of travelling far, and so, at his request, we took the Park and Ride into Leicester. It was interesting seeing the city from the tourist point of view, especially with all the changes surrounding the Richard III internment earlier in the year.

Alan and Monica are with us for a couple of days next week, as well as going to London again (this time on the train!) before flying home on Friday.

Posted: Friday, July 3rd, 2015
Category: News and Views from the Oakstump
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